Fasten your seat belts. If opening night in Big 5 boys basketball is any indication, it’s going to be an exciting few weeks for local fans. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte […]
At the age of 10, having failed in his lifelong ambition to become a vigilante vampire werewolf – otherwise known as a vamp-wolf – Ray Hamill finally admitted defeat and turned his attention full-time to daydreaming instead.
A mere few decades later, the world of crime fighting’s loss is now the literary world’s gain.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Ray moved to the United States after graduating college, spending time in Boston and San Francisco before settling among the redwoods in Northern California, where he has worked as a journalist for the past 20 years.
In that time he has published three books, including his most recent, Help, My Horse is Drowning!, a humorous look at the world of sports and the life of the enthusiastically delusional athlete in us all.
He previously published the outrageously satirical Free the Leprechauns! as well as the semi-autobiographical Help Me, Im Irish! - a book about the non-meaning of life.
Ray is also the host of a weekly sports talk radio show broadcast locally in Northern California on Blue Ox Community Radio, and a sports blog at barstoolfanatics.com.
Fasten your seat belts. If opening night in Big 5 boys basketball is any indication, it’s going to be an exciting few weeks for local fans. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte […]
By Ray Hamill — As expected, there was little to separate McKinleyville and Eureka in Tuesday night’s Big 5 opener in boys basketball at Mack High. The race for this year’s conference […]
The H-DNL has issued a reminder to local fans of the importance of good sportsmanship at league events after multiple incidents this school year that have resulted in spectators being suspended or […]
Humboldt Bay Rowing Association is now accepting new members to its Junior crew team. No experience is needed, and all team members can compete. Practices for juniors (ages 11-17) are held Monday […]
The red-hot Cal Poly Humboldt women remain in a three-way for the conference lead in basketball after holding on late for a 74-73 win over Cal State Los Angeles at Lumberjack Arena […]
The McKinleyville girls got a boost ahead of conference play at the Enterprise tournament over the weekend, as junior Maggie Morris made her debut with the team after transferring from Hoopa. Morris […]
By Ray Hamill — While the St. Bernard’s boys have stolen many of the early headlines with their exceptional play in December, it’s the Arcata girls who are currently the highest-ranked H-DNL […]
By Ray Hamill — With a busy month of early-season tournaments over with and conference play set to begin next week, it’s time for the first Humboldt Sports Power Rankings of the […]
The McKinleyville Panthers continued to challenge themselves ahead of conference play with another tough game on Saturday. The McKinleyville boys traveled to Piedmont to complete a two-game weekend road trip and lost […]
The College of the Redwoods women closed out their pre-conference schedule in basketball with a non-tournament road game on Saturday afternoon, falling 70-57 to a quality Skyline team. With the loss, the […]
The Crusaders capped an impressive pre-conference schedule with their 10th straight win in basketball on Saturday afternoon. The St. Bernard’s boys were competing at the Nike TOC in Phoenix, Arizona, and won […]
The Loggers won for the fourth time in five games on Friday night, traveling to Miranda to play South Fork in boys basketball and coming away with a 77-55 victory in non-tournament […]
The Lumberjacks returned to action Friday night, hosting Cal State Dominguez Hills in their first games of the new year, and it was a good start to 2026 for both the men’s […]
The Fortuna boys and girls basketball teams both enjoyed non-tournament wins at home on Friday night, as each gets set for its conference opener next week. The girls played Timberline out of […]
With just one week to go to their conference opener, the Ferndale Wildcats are competing at the West Valley tournament this weekend. On Friday night, the Cats opened tournament play against the […]
Nora Talty and the College of the Redwoods women posted their second win of the week at Mission College on Friday afternoon, winning 89-65. The points tally was a season-high for the […]
A pair of Big 5 rivals continued their preparation for the upcoming conference schedule with mixed results in boys basketball on Friday. The McKinleyville Panthers opened a two-day road trip with a […]
The Loggers closed out 2025 with a nice victory in boys basketball on Wednesday, beating Weed 45-37 to place third at Enterprise High School’s Jamie Angley tournament. The Eureka boys opened tournament […]
The St. Bernard’s boys won their opening two games at the Nike TOC in Phoenix this week, stretching their winning streak to nine straight. On Thursday, the Crusaders opened tournament play with […]
Team defense continued to play a key role for the Ferndale Wildcats at this week’s West Coast Jamboree. With their offense still showing signs of inconsistency, the Ferndale girls relied on some […]